One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant browallia by using the USDA zone info for Sausalito.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant browallia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Sausalito is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant browallia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your browallia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Sausalito. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Sausalito and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sausalito last frost occurs after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your browallia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sausalito

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Sausalito

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